Even though I realise that the musician biopic is a cinematic sub-genre that is more often than not extremely limited by formulaic conventions and the apparent need for the rights holders to keep the subject's music profitable, I figure this is a good topic for a thread (especially if you can come up with a more interesting angle than the standard rise-fall-rise narrative.
I'll start...
The Shaggs - an all-girl pop band from the '60s whose album Philosophy of the World is often considered one of the worst albums ever made. Add in the incredibly bizarre backstory (the band's members are sisters whose father pulled them out of school to start the band based on the prediction of a fortune teller) and various other weird happenings and you could very well have the Ed Wood of music movies that doesn't settle for cheap irony but instead finds the humanity behind one of music's best curiosities.
The Fall - the English post-punk outfit that is arguably best-known for having a revolving door of personnel accompanying frontman Mark E. Smith (Wikipedia cites 66 different band members over the course of the band's 42-year history). I think the only way to do right by such an unconventional band is to do an I'm Not There-style avant-garde biopic where it's a feature-length concert but the band members constantly change around Smith and he gradually ages throughout the performance (also very Lovecraftian). Also, pull a 24 Hour Party People/Control reference by casting Sam Riley as Smith.
Ol' Dirty Bastard - I've heard that this one might actually be happening, but it goes without saying that he would definitely prove an interesting subject.
I'll start...
The Shaggs - an all-girl pop band from the '60s whose album Philosophy of the World is often considered one of the worst albums ever made. Add in the incredibly bizarre backstory (the band's members are sisters whose father pulled them out of school to start the band based on the prediction of a fortune teller) and various other weird happenings and you could very well have the Ed Wood of music movies that doesn't settle for cheap irony but instead finds the humanity behind one of music's best curiosities.
The Fall - the English post-punk outfit that is arguably best-known for having a revolving door of personnel accompanying frontman Mark E. Smith (Wikipedia cites 66 different band members over the course of the band's 42-year history). I think the only way to do right by such an unconventional band is to do an I'm Not There-style avant-garde biopic where it's a feature-length concert but the band members constantly change around Smith and he gradually ages throughout the performance (also very Lovecraftian). Also, pull a 24 Hour Party People/Control reference by casting Sam Riley as Smith.
Ol' Dirty Bastard - I've heard that this one might actually be happening, but it goes without saying that he would definitely prove an interesting subject.
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